دَعْleave مَاwhat ظَفِرْتَyou have obtained بِهِwith it مِنَof الأَزْهَارِthe flowers
دَعْ مَا ظَفِرْتَ بِهِ مِنَ الأَزْهَارِ
وَخُذِand take الْكرِيمَةَthe noble maiden مِنْfrom يَدِthe hand of الزَّهَّارِthe florist
وَخُذِ الْكرِيمَةَ مِنْ يَدِ الزَّهَّارِ
Leave the flowers you have obtained,
Leave what flowers you have grasped,
and take the noble maiden from the florist's hand.
And take the generous one from the florist's hand.
حَسْنَاءَa beauty قَدْalready عَقَدُواthey have entwined نَظَائِرَهَاher counterparts لهَاfor her
حَسْنَاءَ قَدْ عَقَدُوا نَظَائِرَهَا لهَا
تاجاًa crown وَهُنَّand they وَلائِدُdaughters الأَسْحَارِthe predawn hours
تاجاً وَهُنَّ وَلائِدُ الأَسْحَارِ
A beauty whose counterparts they have entwined for her
They have made for the beautiful one her like
into a crown—and they are daughters of dawn.
A crown, and they are the new moons of the dawn.
يَاO أَيهَاyou الإِلْفانِthe two lovers قَدْalready أَزْمَعْتُمَاyou both have resolved
يَا أَيهَا الإِلْفانِ قَدْ أَزْمَعْتُمَا
سَفَراًa journey وَطِيبُand delight النَّفْسِthe soul فِيin الأَسْفَارِjourneys
سَفَراً وَطِيبُ النَّفْسِ فِي الأَسْفَارِ
O you two lovers, you have resolved
O two companions, you have intended
upon a journey—and the soul finds delight in travel.
A journey, and a good soul on journeys,
فتَوَلَّيَاso depart, both of you تَرْعَاكُمَاwatches over you both عَيْنُthe eye الَّذِيthe One who
فتَوَلَّيَا تَرْعَاكُمَا عَيْنُ الَّذِي
هُوَHe فِيin الْوُجُودِexistence مُصَرِّفُthe governor of الأَقْدَارِdestinies
هُوَ فِي الْوُجُودِ مُصَرِّفُ الأَقْدَارِ
So set forth, watched over by the eye of Him
May the eye of Him who
who governs destinies throughout existence.
In existence disposes fates watch over you.
وتَلقَّياand receive, both of you فِيin بَعْلَبَكَّBaalbek مَحَبَّةًlove
وتَلقَّيا فِي بَعْلَبَكَّ مَحَبَّةً
وَكرَامَةًand honor مِنْfrom أُمَّةa community أَبْرَارِupright people
وَكرَامَةً مِنْ أُمَّة أَبْرَارِ
And in Baalbek receive love
And may you find in Baalbek love
and honor from a righteous people.
And bounty from a nation of the devout.
إِنِّيindeed I لأَهْوىI surely love بَعْلَبَكَّBaalbek وَأَهْلَهَاand its people
إِنِّي لأَهْوى بَعْلَبَكَّ وَأَهْلَهَا
أَوَلاand why not? وَهُمْand they أَهْلِيmy kin وَتِلْكَand that دِيَاريmy homeland
أَوَلا وَهُمْ أَهْلِي وَتِلْكَ دِيَاري
Indeed, I love Baalbek and its people.
I do yearn for Baalbek and its people
And why not? They are my kin, and that is my homeland.
Foremost, and they are my people and that is my home.
وَأُحِبُّand I love فِتْيَتَهَاits young men الكِرَامَthe noble فإِنَّهُمْfor they
وَأُحِبُّ فِتْيَتَهَا الكِرَامَ فإِنَّهُمْ
سُمَحَاءُgenerous فِيin الإِعْلانِpublic وَالإِسْرَارِand private
سُمَحَاءُ فِي الإِعْلانِ وَالإِسْرَارِ
And I love its noble young men, for they
And I love its generous youths, for they
are generous in public and in private.
Are easygoing in public and private.
يَسْعَوْنَthey hasten بَيْنَbetween يَديْكمُاyour hands (both of you) وَهُمُand they الأُولىthose who
يَسْعَوْنَ بَيْنَ يَديْكمُا وَهُمُ الأُولى
يسْعَىhastens الْكِبَارُthe great لَهُمْfor them مِنَout of الإِكْبَارِreverence
يسْعَى الْكِبَارُ لَهُمْ مِنَ الإِكْبَارِ
They attend you both, though they are those
They hasten before you, though the elders
whom the great themselves attend out of reverence.
Hasten to them out of reverence.
وَيقَابِلُونَكِand they greet you يَاO عَرُوسَbride عَزِيزِهِمْtheir beloved
وَيقَابِلُونَكِ يَا عَرُوسَ عَزِيزِهِمْ
بِعَفَافِwith the purity of أَطْفَالٍchildren وَرِفْقِand the gentleness of كِبارِelders
بِعَفَافِ أَطْفَالٍ وَرِفْقِ كِبارِ
And they greet you, O bride of their beloved,
And they receive you, O precious bride,
with children's purity and elders' gentleness.
With the chastity of children and the gentleness of elders.
ويُسَيِّجونَكِand they surround you فِيduring المَسِيرِthe journey كرَامَةًin honor
ويُسَيِّجونَكِ فِي المَسِيرِ كرَامَةً
وَتَجِلَّةًand reverence لكِfor you بِالْقناwith lances الْخَطّارِswaying
وَتَجِلَّةً لكِ بِالْقنا الْخَطّارِ
And they surround you on your way, in honor
And they guard you on the march out of chivalry
and reverence for you, with swaying lances.
And veneration for you with sharp swords.
وَيُكَلِّلُونَكِand they crown you بِالنِّصالِwith spearheads تَشابَكَتْhave interlaced
وَيُكَلِّلُونَكِ بِالنِّصالِ تَشابَكَتْ
كَمِظَلَّةٍlike a canopy صُنِعَتْwas fashioned مِنَfrom الأنْوَارِlights
كَمِظَلَّةٍ صُنِعَتْ مِنَ الأنْوَارِ
And they crown you with interlaced spearheads,
And they crown you with intertwined blades
like a canopy fashioned from light.
Like a canopy made of lights.
هَذِيthis هِيَit is الدَّارُthe home الَّتِيwhich اسْتوْطَنْتِهَاyou have settled in it
هَذِي هِيَ الدَّارُ الَّتِي اسْتوْطَنْتِهَا
وَأُولَئِكَand those الأَمْجَادthe illustrious ones أَهْلُthe people of الدَّارِthe home
وَأُولَئِكَ الأَمْجَاد أَهْلُ الدَّارِ
This is the home where you have settled,
This is the house you inhabited
and those illustrious men are its people.
And those glories are the people of the house.
رُدِّيrestore لَهَاto it عَهْدَthe era of السَّرُورِjoy وَجَدِّدِيْand renew
رُدِّي لَهَا عَهْدَ السَّرُورِ وَجَدِّدِيْ
عَزْمَthe resolve of الشَّبابِyouth لِعَاثِرِfor one who stumbles الآثارِfootsteps
عَزْمَ الشَّبابِ لِعَاثِرِ الآثارِ
Restore to it the days of joy, and renew
Give it back the era of joy and renew
youth's resolve for one whose footsteps falter.
The resolve of youth for the trace of ruins.
وتَفَقَّدِيand examine تِلْكَthose المَعَابِدَtemples وَاسْأَلِيand ask
وتَفَقَّدِي تِلْكَ المَعَابِدَ وَاسْأَلِي
فِيهَاwithin them الصَّدَىthe echo عَنْabout صامِتِsilent الأَسْرَارِsecrets
فِيهَا الصَّدَى عَنْ صامِتِ الأَسْرَارِ
And survey those temples, and ask
And inquire in those temples
the echo within them about the secrets that lie silent.
And ask the echo about the taciturn secrets.
تَرَىyou see الأَوَالِهَthe gods وَالمُلُوكَand the kings وَكُلَّand every ذِيpossessor of
تَرَى الأَوَالِهَ وَالمُلُوكَ وَكُلَّ ذِي
عِلْمٍٍknowledge وَكُلَّand every مُحَنَّكseasoned جَبَّارِmighty man
عِلْمٍٍ وَكُلَّ مُحَنَّك جَبَّارِ
You will see the gods, the kings, and every man of
You will see the notables, kings and all who
learning, and every seasoned, mighty man,
Have knowledge and every formidable tyrant
يَتَحَرَّكُونthey move علىwith انْتِقالِthe shifting of ظِلالِهِمْtheir shadows
يَتَحَرَّكُون على انْتِقالِ ظِلالِهِمْ
وَكَأَنَّهمْand as though they وَثَبُواthey leapt مِنَfrom الأَحْجَارِthe stones
وَكَأَنَّهمْ وَثَبُوا مِنَ الأَحْجَارِ
moving as their shadows shift,
Moving at the transition of their shadows
as though they had leapt from the stones.
As if they sprang from the stones.
فإِذاthen when هُمthey ضَحِكواthey smiled إِلَيْكِat you وَأَبْرَقَتْand flashed
فإِذا هُم ضَحِكوا إِلَيْكِ وَأَبْرَقَتْ
فِيهِمْamong them أَسَارِيرٌfacial features لِلاسْتِبْشارِfor rejoicing
فِيهِمْ أَسَارِيرٌ لِلاسْتِبْشارِ
And when they smile at you, and
So they smile at you and flashes of joy
their faces gleam with gladness,
Beam at you from them.
كُونِيbe لَهُمْfor them أَمَلاًa hope بِأَنَّthat بَنِيكِyour sons لاnot
كُونِي لَهُمْ أَمَلاً بِأَنَّ بَنِيكِ لا
يَدَعُونُthey leave كُسْوَتَهُمْtheir garb غُبَارَthe dust of الْعَارِshame
يَدَعُونُ كُسْوَتَهُمْ غُبَارَ الْعَارِ
be for them a hope that your sons will not
Be for them a hope that your children will not
let the dust of shame become their garb.
Let their garments be the dust of disgrace.
وَإِذَاand when تَفقَّدْتِyou examined الدُّمَىthe statues وَعَجِبْتِand you marveled مِنْat
وَإِذَا تَفقَّدْتِ الدُّمَى وَعَجِبْتِ مِنْ
تِلْكَthose المَحَاسِنِbeauties فِتْنَةِthe enchantment of النُّظارِbeholders
تِلْكَ المَحَاسِنِ فِتْنَةِ النُّظارِ
And when you survey the statues and marvel at
And when you examine the statues and wonder at
those beauties, the enchantment of beholders,
Those beauties, the seductions of the onlookers,
أَلْفَيْتِهِنَّyou found them لَبِسْنَthey donned مِنَfrom فَوْقِabove الْبِلىdecay
أَلْفَيْتِهِنَّ لَبِسْنَ مِنَ فَوْقِ الْبِلى
حُلَلاًrobes مُذَهَّبةًgilded مِنَof الأَنْوَارِlights
حُلَلاً مُذَهَّبةً مِنَ الأَنْوَارِ
you will find them clothed, over their decay,
You will find them wearing, above decay,
in gilded robes of light.
Robes gilded with light.
Sol 6.1